An Experiment With Allusions

To know thyself through aesthetic

Turn every act into an augury,

Only then you can see 

‘The world in a grain of sand, 

Or a heaven in a wild flower’.

The ‘auguries of innocence’ become boundless.

The eyes that appreciate the ‘Brilliant Golden Lid

Covering the Truth’,

Aren’t too far away from the Truth.

‘All the World’s A stage’

Each of our act presents an opportunity 

For its finest playing, a finer eye needed

To appreciate the essence of bliss

Running through it.

Aesthetic is the way the Director of Life

Looks at our roles in his creation.

We mortals are the one touched and moved

By its grief and joy.

‘Too hard for us is heaven’s indifference.’

Note: Few days back I was inspired to write the first sentence of this poem. Later it was forgotten. A day or two later I came across an article about Allusions and all of a sudden I was inspired to turn the above sentence into a short poem. Bellow are the Allusions that I used for my first experiment with Allusions. 

‘The world in a grain of sand

Or a heaven in a wild flower’

Auguries Of Innocence 

William Blake

‘Golden lid covering the truth’

Esha Upanishad

All The world Is A Stage

Shakespeare’ As You Like It.

‘Too Hard For Us Is Heaven’s Indifference’.

Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri Book VI Canto 1

Savita Tyagi

3.12. 2021